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An Israeli-Russian academic who had been missing in Iraq for several months is being held by the pro-Iran armed faction Kataib Hezbollah, the Israeli prime minister’s office announced on Wednesday. “Elizabeth Tsurkov is still alive and we hold Iraq responsible for her safety and well-being,” a statement released by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said. Tsurkov had visited Iraq “on her Russian passport at her own initiative pursuant to work on her doctorate and academic research on behalf of Princeton University in the US,” the statement said. According to an Iraqi intelligence source, Tsurkov was kidnapped in the Iraqi capital...

The White House said the US would respond to Iranian aggression together with allies and partners in the Middle East region.Iran tried to seize two oil tankers near the strategic Strait of Hormuz early Wednesday, firing shots at one of them, the US Navy said. It said that in both cases, the Iranian naval vessels backed off after the US Navy responded, and that both commercial ships continued their voyages. “The Iranian navy did make attempts to seize commercial tankers lawfully transiting international waters,” said Cmdr. Tim Hawkins, spokesman for the US Navy’s Fifth Fleet. “The US Navy responded immediately...

Time running out on nato's ten day ultimatum...

The mother of a man, 25, who allegedly vanished in 2015 say police want to 'arrest her' after her son claimed he'd been held hostage by her and sexually abused, as relatives claim they 'knew he was never missing.' Rudy Farias was 'found' on June 29 in the doorway of a church in Houston, Texas, eight years after his mother Janie Santana reported him missing. Santana, a frequent poster on true crime chat boards on Facebook, announced his discovery and said he was in an extremely poor physical state, and unable to speak. The story took an astonishing turn on...

Former Secretary of State and ex-presidential candidate Hillary Clinton headlines a list of speakers for the NAACP National Convention in Boston later this month. Joining the former First Lady on the convention speaker list are Massachusetts Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley and Tennessee Rep. Justin Jones — who had been expelled from the House of Representatives after leading a gun control protest following a mass shooting. The 114th NAACP National Convention is coming to Boston from July 26 to Aug. 1. “Each year, NAACP members and friends gather at the Convention in a shared space that has proven vital for our collective...

Richmond resident Joseph Ianelli’s neighbors might be do a double-take the next time they peer into the woods surrounding the longtime Staten Islander’s home. Ianelli, 71, a former marketing and advertising designer, has crafted a realistic wooden silhouette of the legendary Bigfoot — the large, hairy human-like mythical creature (also known as Sasquatch) supposedly said to inhabit forests throughout the country. “I was sitting on my porch that overlooks my backyard and the wooded area that is attached to my backyard, when suddenly, I saw a beast about 8-feet high with dark hair covering his entire body,” Ianelli told the...

Harvard University admitted a record number of Asian American students to its class of 2027, a move experts are wary of celebrating given the drop in admissions of most other minority groups. It comes as the Supreme Court continues deliberations on a lawsuit brought against Harvard by a right-wing group that alleges race-conscious admissions discriminate against white and Asian students. In a breakdown of the incoming class released by the university last week, Harvard revealed that 29.9% of admitted applicants are Asian American. It’s a 2.1% jump from last year’s number. “It’s been part of a long-term trend,” admissions Dean...

A prominent Bigfoot hunter who claimed to have filmed the cryptid — and even sued the California Department of Fish and Wildlife to prove its existence — has died. Claudia Ackley, 51, was found dead at her Tennessee home on July 3 following a suspected heart attack, her heartbroken partner Ed Brown confirmed to the US Sun. After allegedly first sighting the mythical, hairy humanoid nearly a decade ago, Ackley devoted her life to showing that the species does exist — and to warn others that the creatures are dangerous. Brown told the Sun that the Bigfoot community had “lost...

A New Jersey judge used an alias to post TikTok videos lip-syncing rap and pop songs with controversial lyrics and did so, at times, while wearing judicial robes and in the courthouse, according to a judicial conduct complaint. Superior Court Judge Gary N. Wilcox, 58, posted about 40 videos under the name “Sal Tortorella” from April 11, 2021, to March 4, according to the complaint from the Supreme Court of New Jersey Advisory Committee on Judicial Conduct, which was filed Friday. Wilcox’s posts were public and not in a private setting, the complaint said. The posts undermined public confidence in...

The Secret Service is carrying out fingerprint and DNA analysis of a bag of cocaine found at the White House to track down its owner. It comes after the Biden family showed a united front on the Truman balcony for Independence day inviting recovering drug addict Hunter Biden and the rest of the clan to enjoy a dazzling fireworks display. The dime-sized bag was discovered on Sunday in a cubby hole in the lobby area of the West Wing, where visitors leave their cell phones and other electronics before entering the White House complex. President Joe Biden and his son...

A Texas professor who also works as a Pastor has been fired after teaching students that sex in humans is determined by X and Y chromosomes. Dr. Johnson Varkey was fired from his role at St. Philip's College in San Antonio in January of this year after teaching at the facility for 20 years. He was sacked after four students walked out of his class last November in protest over his teaching that X and Y chromosomes determine sex in humans. In an interview with First Liberty Live, Varkey denied claims he injected religious teachings into his lessons - which...

Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg delivered a blow to Elon Musk on Wednesday night, as the tech billionaires’ rivalry went live with the launch of Instagram’s much-anticipated Threads platform, a clone of Twitter. Analysts said investors were salivating over the possibility that Threads’ ties to Instagram might give it a built-in user base and advertising apparatus, which could siphon ad dollars from Twitter as its new CEO tries to revive the microblogging company’s struggling business. While Threads is launching as a standalone app, screenshots posted on Apple’s App Store showed that users would be able to log in using their Instagram credentials...

The opposition parties have intricate domestic and geopolitical hurdles to reach the Presidential Complex in Ankara.

An Oregon law that forbids recording in public without consent runs afoul of the U.S. Constitution’s First Amendment, a U.S. court has ruled.James O'Keefe, founder Project Veritas, at the Values Voter Summit in Washington on Oct. 12, 2019. (Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times)Oregon law 165.540, first enacted in 1955 and subsequently broadened to bar secret recording of conversations, is unconstitutional, Judge Sandra Ikuta, a George W. Bush appointee writing for the majority in the 2–1 ruling, said.Exceptions to the prohibition include recording at public meetings, such as city council hearings; while a felony that endangers human life is being committed; and...

The CDC removed “COVID vaccine” as the cause of death on a number of Minnesota death certificates, according to an anonymous tipster — and that has the Brownstone Institute referring to the health agency as the “Centers for Data Concealment.” The tipster — and I’m sure you can understand why they chose to remain anonymous — was able to get their hands on the complete set of Minnesota death certificates from 2015 on. Aaron Hertzberg’s deeply detailed report digs deep into the federal bureaucratic requirements involved in filling out local death certificates all over the country. The extremely short version...

he latest change means the number of migrants entering the U.S. each day via the process has increased by nearly 50%. "CBP is expanding the number of available appointments at ports of entry for the second time in less than two months, through scheduling enhancements and operational efficiencies," said acting CBP Commissioner Troy Miller said in a statement. "By utilizing innovative technologies like CBP One™, we are improving the delivery of our homeland security mission and providing for safe and efficient processes at ports of entry."

There will always be an England, goes the saying. But will there? If what’s happening to former party leader and Brexit champion Nigel Farage is any indication, that charming old axiom may have reached its sell-by date. In an editorial entitled “After my banking travails, I fear Britain is lost,” Farage tells a hair-raising tale of institutionalized political bigotry and discrimination. It combines the kind of systemic abuse once associated with Soviet rule but now sadly common in the United States with the sort of social credit tyranny one sees in China. “…We are living through the politicisation of our...

Treatment times for radiotherapy could be reduced for some early breast cancer patients, according to a trial. Results show giving some breast cancer patients a targeted additional dose of radiotherapy at the same time as treatment to the whole breast (known as simultaneous integrated boost or SIB) cuts the time taken to complete treatment by at least one week. The trial found that SIB radiotherapy given at the right dose works just as well as existing radiotherapy techniques in reducing the risk of the cancer returning in the treated breast. The chance of the cancer returning to the treated breast...

A “parallel” online marketplace aiming to provide a solution for Americans who want to shop with businesses aligning with conservative values is looking to go public.A 12-ounce can of Bud Light on a railing at the World Equestrian Center in Ocala, Fla. on May 26, 2023. (T.J. Muscaro/The Epoch Times)Colombier Acquisition Corps, a publicly traded acquisition company, has announced plans to merge with online marketplace PublicSq, according to a June 30 press release. “We have witnessed the pronounced need for the values of Main Street to be represented on Wall Street. PublicSq provides that solution for an emerging parallel economy...